The results of a study comparing vitamin D levels in 1998-2000 vs. 2009-2011 among middle-aged women participating in the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) were published this month (April 2019) in...
Depression is a common mental disorder that affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of disability. Current antidepressant therapies have limitations related to effectiveness, side effects, cost, and availability....
Vitamin D has many uses in the body and comes from many sources. In previous blogs, we have discussed how to increase vitamin D levels by getting vitamin D from food, supplements, and sun....
At GrassrootsHealth, one of our goals is to provide information about the importance of maintaining a vitamin D blood level of 40-60 ng/ml, as recommended by our panel of 48 international vitamin D scientists....
Written by Cedric F. Garland, Dr. P.H. F.A.C.E. University of California at San Diego Medical Center Note: References, e.g. (1), are located below. Although it afflicts 232,000 American women each year and kills 40,000...
Results from the SUNSHINE trial, a randomized clinical trial testing whether vitamin D supplementation improves outcomes in advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer patients, was published last week (April 9, 2019) in JAMA. In this...
A recent case report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal about a man with kidney failure has been picked up by many news sources as a warning against vitamin D supplementation. Was vitamin D...
April is Autism Awareness Month — did you know that vitamin D and omega-3s could benefit those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Published last month in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology...
GrassrootHealth believes that the key to moving research into practice is to equip individuals with the knowledge needed to take charge of their own health. By providing people with information about the health benefits...
We are often asked, “If I eat a healthy diet, can’t I get enough vitamin D from food alone?”. Our response is “Generally, no – most people will need to supplement to reach the...